Huckabee was the moderate candidate who defeated Ronnie Floyd for president of the Arkansas Baptist Convention. But I do not think anyone accused him of being “liberal.” I think Pressler is accurate–Huckabee sided with the “establishment,” which of course made up one plank in the moderate movement. Huckabee was not active among the movement conservatives.

NAF

I’ve been there, and staying silent and keeping your peace is difficult. Wise, but difficult.

Go in peace.

Bene D

Sorry about the nastiness, but what can you do?

I think what they don’t like is his economic policy, which includes tax reform that will require the wealthy to pay their fair share, and what I would call his consistent pro-life position, which includes opposition to the death penalty.

Huckabee is, in my opinion, the only Republican whose position is consistent with that of the religious right, because he is one of them. None of the others are.

My take is that he is a rock-solid conservative but a likeable one–who has little interest in perpetuating the culture wars or demonizing those with whom he disagrees–except, for some reason, Jimmy Carter.

I don’t want Huckabee to become president because I don’t think he is nearly strong enough on church-state separation and because I think he would continue the occupation of Iraq, the torture and Gulag at Gitmo, and many of the other disastrous Bush policies. But I feel the same about all of the GOP candidates and close to the same about the Democratic frontrunner.

I’m sorry you were slimed–happens all the time to me.

Sad. So sad. I didn’t see what you’re talking about, but I can probably guess where it came from …